Formed in the summer of 1981 by high school friends Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum (named Loud Fast Rules up until 1984) quickly became frontrunners of American college rock, following in the tradition of fellow Minnesota bands Hsker Dand The Replacements. Landing their first record deal with Twin/Tone in 1984, Soul Asylum recorded a total of four albums for the local label: Say What You Will... Everything Can Happen in 1984 (later reissued as Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck), Made to Be Brokenin 1986, While You Were Outin 1986, and the EP Clam Dip And Other Delightsin 1988. The band then switched to A&M, releasing Hang Timein 1988 and And the Horse They Rode in Onin 1990 under that label.
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Soul Asylum

You sold your soul for a lump of coal
Shes blacker than the night
Didnt think youd be needing it
But you thought ? ?
But you never know who you might meet
On the street where the church bells ring to a different beat
Is it joy, is it pain?
Is it rustin in the rain?
Do you really think I need it?
Is it just plain evil?
Heard of a man who had a plan
To save the wretched world
Nationwide genocide
? ?
Like one-eyed jacks
And suicide queens
Look out for ? ? if you know what I mean
Is it good, is it bad?
Is it bitter, is it sad?
Is it inside all these people?
Is it just plain evil?
Youve got a lot to learn
Youve got a lot to change
Youve got nothing to lose
But a ball and chain
Is it good, is it bad?
Is it bitter, is it sad?
Do you really think I need it?
Is it just plain evil?